Another of Keri's books that I have flown through. Keri always writes brilliant thrillers that really keep you guessing and as with a few of Keri's other books, I didn't get it right.

I loved Nina and Zacs chemistry and thought their friendship was fun.

I really enjoyed this book and I'm really excited to read more from Keri.
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I felt this book was very average. Nina decides she has to move out when she doesn't want to marry her boyfriend. While house sitting for her brother, she notices a neighbor one night with a blonde woman. Then the woman disappears. Is this neighbor responsible? And is Nina in danger when starts trying to figure out what happened.

Nina's boyfriend proposes and she realizes she doesn't love him enough to marry him. She agrees to house sit for her brother while he goes to Hong Kong to meet his boyfriend's parents. One night she watches her neighbor and then realizes a missing woman could be the woman she saw with him. Was it the same girl? Is Nina in danger as she tries to figure this mystery out?

When Nina decides she doesn't love her boyfriend enough to marry him, she moves out and house sits for her brother while he's on vacation. One night the power goes out and she is looking through binoculars. She sees a neighbor having sex with a girl. Then she notices the neighbor watching her. When this girl ends up missing. Nina is convinced it was him. But he has an alibi. How far will Nina go to prove she is right? How much danger is she is? It was just ok. Average thriller. The cover is great though!

What a brilliant read this is, a fast paced thriller read with good characters that kept me involved in the storyline.

Extremely well written, just the sort of book I really enjoy. A great plot that kept me on the edge of my seat and then everything brought to a satisfactory conclusion, just brilliant.

Thank you to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for this ARC which I can thoroughly recommend.

Title: The House Sitter
Author: Keri Beevis
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Pub Date: May 22, 2025
My Rating: 3.5 Stars

Our protagonist Nina Fairchild has decided that she didn’t love Michael and knew he was about to propose, Since the apartment where they live is his, it means she needs to find another place as she doesn’t not want to move back home. Her brother Dexter had asked her to cat sit Hannibal while he and his partner Mark were going out of town for a summer holiday. With this new development he asked if she would just and house-sit his apartment- she agrees.
The first night in the apartment the power goes out. It is a hot night so she goes on the balcony. She spots the binoculars and uses them to check out the surrounding area. Sure enough it is dark in all the apartments nearby. She cannot help but notice the couple in the penthouse across from her. They are having rough sex and Nina is fearful for the woman. He finally leaves her and hurries to pick her clothes and leaves.
Later the woman she saw is reported missing. Nina informs the police what she saw. The police question the man but he has a solid alibi as he was with someone- and the woman confirms his alibi,
He states the missing woman was never there.
Did Julian, who owns the penthouse, cause her disappearance?

There are a lot of characters – and everyone is a suspect. I was sure I knew whodunit. ~ LOL

When I started this story I was sure it was not going to be a chilling, addictive unputdownable psychological thriller – However it turned out better than I expected.

Want to thank NetGalley and Boldwood Publishing for granting me this early eGalley. Publishing Release Date scheduled for May 22, 2025.

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The House Sitter by Keri Beevis opens with a juicy premise: after a breakup, Nina agrees to house-sit her brother Dexter’s swanky apartment while he’s overseas. Looking for peace and quiet, she instead stumbles into something far more sinister. During a heatwave and power outage, she sees something suspicious from the balcony—a man in the penthouse across the way, a woman joining him, and then… nothing. Days later, that same woman is reported missing. Nina knows what she saw, but when she reports it to the police, the man denies she was ever there. With no one believing her, Nina sets out to uncover the truth. But the deeper she digs, the more tangled—and dangerous—things become.

I love Keri Beevis and have devoured most of her books, so when Boldwood Books reached out via NetGalley for me to review this one, I was absolutely thrilled. And while I did enjoy The House Sitter, it didn’t quite hit the high bar set by my favourites from her.

There’s no doubt this book has suspense, tension, and red herrings aplenty (some genuinely had me second-guessing myself!), but it also dipped into Mills & Boon territory at times, and the characters’ decisions often felt a bit over the top or just… odd. I struggled to understand their motivations—especially Nina’s. Some of her choices were reckless and pretty unrelatable. And Julian? Not believable at all. His behaviour toward Tabitha made my skin crawl.

I did like Zac, but his relationship with Nina felt too convenient and underdeveloped. The ending, while action-packed, wrapped up a bit too neatly—everyone just happening to be in the right place at the right time felt a little forced. And don’t get me started on all the characters with mysterious pasts; it got a bit much. That said, I wish we’d gotten way more Leonard—he was easily my favourite!

Despite the flaws, it’s still a fun, fast-paced read. I’ll definitely be back for Beevis’ next one.

Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for the ARC and the chance to share my thoughts!

Wow! An amazing page turner. Loved the storyline, narrative style, characters and pacing. The context setting is amazingly done for the thriller and I love the supporting characters. All the markings for a great thriller.

It is quite gripping and I can assure one cannot keep it down until the end. The multiple perspectives help and who doesn't love characters armed with a binoculars. Definitely recommend!

Thank you Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this e-arc in exchange of my unbiased review.

this author knows how to tell a story a very addictive and twisty read. Nina has split from her boyfriend and needs somewhere to live so her brother asks her to stay at their luxurious rented flat while they away look after cat, her first night the electric goes off, so she gets her brothers binoculars out. and watches the neighbour over the other side. this night will change everything for Nina, lies deceit everyone has secrets will keep you guessing until the end

Another great novel from Keri Beevis. This one is set in Norwich city and focuses on Nina who has moved into her brother’s flat while he is away. What she witnesses from the balcony starts a chain of events nobody could have predicted. I certainly didn’t see the twists and turns coming throughout the book.

For some reason It took me a wee bit to get into this. No doubt I'm just incredibly impatient and want everything to go to he'll straight away lol. I did soon get completely hooked though and couldn't stop reading. The characters are well written and believable. The plot had some twists that were just...... outstanding!! And nothing was what it seemed. Well worth a ready and absolutely perfect beach read that's not too overly complicated and hard to follow but also keeps you guessing!!

When you're talking to someone you don't know, or someone tells you about a situation, you often imagine what the people or buildings look like. Most of the time you're completely wrong, but every now and then you realize, yes — this is exactly what I pictured. I had an apartment building in mind that looked almost exactly like the one on the cover. Fun, but also a bit eerie in a way. :)

I think it's human nature to "spy" on the people around you. Usually it’s just glancing out the window and catching something that grabs your attention, so you stay to see what happens next. But I think Nina would’ve preferred never to have discovered what was going on with her neighbors. It would have spared her a lot of headaches and dangerous situations!

The story seems as clear as day at first, like a glass of water, but the more you read, the more you realize the water is murky — and everything you thought you knew can go right into the trash.

The twists this author pulls out of her hat are just fantastic. Not in a hundred years would I have guessed how it would all turn out. Truly a fantastic book, and suspenseful right up to the very end.

I changed my mind about the culprit’s identity so many times. But the correct name was never among them.

This book gets 5 shining stars from me. I was swept up in a current I couldn’t escape from — but also didn’t want to.

Thank you.

I have read most of Keri Beevis' books and have loved them all, but this just might be my favorite! I love her writing style and the twists and turns that take place just when you think you have it figured out! I highly recommend this one! One of my favorites of the year!

"The House Sitter" by Keri Beevis is a psychological thriller where the narrator agrees to house-sit her brother's apartment after a relationship breakdown. During a power outage, she witnesses something disturbing involving the residents in the opposite building, including a man in the penthouse and a woman who later goes missing. She becomes determined to uncover the truth, but soon finds herself in danger, questioning who she can trust.

5/5 stars!!! This book kept me on the edge of my seat! I absolutely loved it!

3.5 stars, solid thriller, and really good writing. Just wasn't really for me. Very happy to read it.

The House Sitter by Keri Beevis is a gripping psychological thriller that keeps readers on edge as it unfolds its web of mystery and suspense. Nina, recovering from a relationship breakdown, agrees to house-sit for her brother in his luxury apartment. One hot summer evening, during a power cut, Nina sits on the balcony and, out of boredom, starts observing the neighbouring building. She becomes particularly fixated on a man in the penthouse and the woman who joins him on the balcony. Later, the woman goes missing, and Nina becomes convinced that the man in the penthouse is involved.

Despite the police's investigation and the man’s solid alibi, Nina cannot let go of what she saw. As she digs deeper into the mystery, she finds herself in increasingly dangerous territory. With multiple perspectives at play and numerous characters hiding secrets, Beevis creates a suspenseful narrative that is full of twists and red herrings.

Though the author uses various characters to mislead the reader, at times the suspense feels a bit forced with the overabundance of secrets and hidden motives. Nevertheless, the tension remains high as Nina’s search for answers unravels a darker and more dangerous truth. The House Sitter is a fast-paced, gripping read for those who enjoy psychological thrillers with plenty of twists and a touch of voyeurism.

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An excellent read for any and all readers! Author comes at you with both barrels and knocks you out of your shoes! Great job fleshing out all the characters. I give this book FIVE stars! Definitely recommend!

When I saw Keri Beevis had a new book, I immediately paused my TBR list and dove into it!! I love every single book she comes out with, and this one was just as amazing! A twisty thriller with a swoon-worthy love story on the side, does it get any better than that?! Fantastic writing, great characters, plot twists you'll NEVER see coming!! I was literally doubting everyone. 5 huge stars, can't recommend this book enough!

I have very much enjoyed all of Keri Beevis’ books, and this was no exception. It was an easy read and kept me engaged from the beginning. I definitely recommend you give this book a try.

Ninas boyfriend Michael proposes to her. This gives Nina the wake up call that their relationship has become stale, and living together is not what she wants. She turns down the proposal, and to give the two of them some space, she goes and stays at her brothers luxury apartment. Her brother and his partner are away, and they asked Nina if she would call in their apartment, feed the cat, and generally make sure all was well while they were gone. She decides that instead of just visiting, she will stay there a while, and think about what she wants to do next.
One evening, there is a power outage, and Nina has no air conditioning and no TV or radio. She is bored so sits on the balcony admiring the views through binoculars. She notices a couple in the penthouse apartment having sexy fun on the balcony, and has difficulty putting down the binoculars to stop watching.
The next day, she hears that a young woman has gone missing, her description matches the woman who Nina saw on the balcony. Nina feels she should let the police know what she saw, this leads down a path of drama and intrigue, possibly ending in murder.
I read this book in one sitting, it was a tense psychological thriller, I could not wait to find out the ending. Every character has a secret, and I was wrong about all of them. A fantastic read, thank you for my early release copy.